Salam and hello guys!
Sorry for MIA for so long. I have no idea on what to write these days. But today I just wanna talk about
HONEY!
Yes honey.
There are more than 300 types of
honey just in USA. Honey color ranges from nearly colorless to dark brown, and
its flavor varies from delectably mild to bold, depending on where the honey
bees buzzed. As a general rule, light-colored honey is milder in taste and
dark-colored honey is stronger.
But before that, let me give you
guys some fun facts about honey
1.
How to determine whether the honey is authentic
or they are just syrup filled with sugar!
-The first thing you could do is put your honey in a freezer. If the honey freeze the next day, NOT AN AUTHENTIC HONEY
-If you seal the honey tightly, there
will be no ants near it. If there is an ants, NOT AN AUTHENTIC HONEY
2. Which is the best honey
to choose?
-Well, the answer to this is easy.
Pick the honey from where you live. If it is from US, then buy the US honey. I
learned this facts on television show that al-hijrah channel was showing. From
the Islam point of view, he said that ‘The illness that you are having right
now is from your surroundings. So, where the illness lies there’s a cure’
There are so many benefits of honey but I
will narrow them down for you guys!
1. Act as a cough suppressant
In general, it means that it can help
soothes your cough. From what I learn, we have like a lot of types of cough
syrups. But the mildest one is called demulcents. Demulcents are mainly made up
of sugar (sucrose or fructose) and glycerol. If you need me to explain more on
this, you could mention me. This helps in forming a protective layer to you
pharynx so when you cough, less discomfort on your throat. And, the sugar used
is usually honey.
Cheaper and all natural you might call it. LOL
P.S: DO NOT ever give an infant below 12
months to eat honey. This is because Honey can contain spores of a bacterium
called Clostridium botulinum, which can germinate in a baby's
immature digestive system and cause infant botulism, a rare but potentially
fatal illness.
If you ever eat like one of those solid
demulcents like Strepsils or Dequadine, DO NOT SUCK THEM. They are supposed to
stay inside your mouth for 2-3 hours. So, if you ever eat those and they never
work, try sipping them slowly.
2. Helps in boosting memory
How you may ask? Honey is filled with
antioxidant. Antioxidant helps in preventing cellular damage and loss within
the brain. It doesn’t make you any clever, but it keeps memories more efficiently.
You might need this if you are studying something that needs a good memorizing
brain.
3.
Good energy drink
Honey serves natural sugar to the body. As
we all know, sugar helps to wake us up. That is why kids are usually not
allowed to eat sugar at night or they might go all hyped and you will be the
sleepless mother/sister/babysitter.
4.
Treats wound/burns
Honey itself contains a natural antibiotic.
As the name ANTIBIOTIC, it helps to fight bacteria.
Dr. Rowena Jenkins and colleagues, from the
University of Wales Institute, reported that Manuka honey
kills bacteria by destroying key bacterial proteins.
Some studies have revealed that a certain
type of honey, called "Manuka honey," may even be effective for the
treatment of methicillin resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) infections.
Dr Jenkins concluded:
"Manuka and other honeys have been known
to have wound healing and anti-bacterial properties for some time. But the way
in which they act is still not known. If we can discover exactly how Manuka
honey inhibits MRSA it could be used more frequently as a first-line treatment
for infections with bacteria that are resistant to many currently available antibiotics."
As a muslim, Our Prophet of Muhammad (may peace be upon him)
glorified the healing power of honey. The Quran even mention about honey.
Joke of the day
What is the bee called in America?
USB ;)
Stay Golden
With love,
ZERA
